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Columnist / Stephen chan

An account of Zimbabwe's elections of August 2023

I HAVE  been present at Zimbabwean elections since 1980. The independence elections of that year followed intense negotiations first in Lusaka, Zambia, and then in London over the latter part of 1979. These had themselves followed a f…

Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 16:24hrs | | by Stephen Chan

3 reasons why it's all going wrong for Mnangagwa

HOW did things turn so bad for Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa?He won the disputed July 30 2018 elections, but even before the results were officially announced, protesters were being shot in the street, with the security forces la…

Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 07:09hrs | | by Stephen Chan

Reading between Zimbabwe's political lines

The big questions - leadership succession in the two main parties, economic strategy and foreign policy - remain unanswered despite the peak of international interest in the elections. But many voters wanted little more than to avoid the m…

Published: 07 Nov 2013 at 11:25hrs | 1 | by Stephen Chan

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Columnist / Stephen chan

An account of Zimbabwe's elections of August 2023

3 reasons why it's all going wrong for Mnangagwa

Reading between Zimbabwe's political lines

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